Meanings
Readings
Common Words
perfect; complete
all; entire; whole; altogether
Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
indeed
Word usually written using kana alone; Interjection
good grief
Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
everything; all; the whole
Adverb (fukushi)
entirely; completely; wholly; all
With neg. sentence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Neg. context, e.g. 全然反対
wholly; entirely; completely; totally
Colloquial; Pos. context, e.g. 全然いいよ
extremely; very
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
safety; security
Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
whole; entirety
to begin with; in the first place
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
Noun or verb acting prenominally
systemic
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The ambitious king didn’t just want his own country; he wanted to bring the whole world under his single, massive imperial umbrella.
A good king understands that he is responsible for the whole society under his care, just as an umbrella is responsible for keeping the person holding it completely dry.
The whole of everything under the king’s _umbrella.
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